02-07-2025
Driver dies after car hits power pole
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RNZ / Nate McKinnon
A person has died when the car they were driving crashed into a a power pole in South Taranaki.
Emergency services were called to the scene on Livingstone Road, Tokaora at 11.16pm on Wednesday.
The driver was the sole occupant of the car, central road policing manager Phillip Ward said.
The driver died at the scene.
Police said they were investigating the cause of the crash and the death would be referred to the coroner.
